Associate Podcasts

The AHA Associate Podcast series is one of the many ways that the AHA Associate Program connects AHA member hospitals and health systems with the business community. In the series, the AHA checks in with its business Associates to learn how they are supporting members and leveraging the program to stay connected with members and help them achieve their goals and objectives. Tune in to learn how AHA members are connecting with Associates.

In this episode, Kathleen Wessel welcomes Mark Knudsen, Head of Telehealth Technology Solutions, and Kurt Mosley, Vice President of Strategic Alliances, for AMN Healthcare. Their discussion focuses on a challenge facing many healthcare organizations: How to combine the most advantageous aspects of…
In this episode, Kathleen Wessel is joined by Francois Nolte, Global Lead for Networked Care at Siemens Healthineers, and Andrew Menard, Executive Director of Radiology Strategy and Innovation at Johns Hopkins. Francois and Andrew share insights on decentralized imaging services and their impact on…
In this episode, Kathleen Wessel is joined by Leslie Pagel, Chief Evangelist for Authenticx, which is an AHA Associate, as well as Rachelle Tardy, Director of Clinical Outcomes…
In this episode, guest host Nancy Myers, Vice President of Leadership and System Innovation, for the AHA, speaks with Jacob Durgan, Vice President of Product Management and Marketing at Spacelabs Healthcare, and Ron Woita, CNO and Vice President of Patient Care Services at Sky Lakes Medical Center…
In this episode, host Kathleen Wessel is joined by guests from our AHA Associate partner BluSky Restoration Contractors. Dave Robbins, Sr. Vice President of Healthcare Services, and Robbie Sills, Vice President of Health Services, discuss unplanned events in healthcare. Dave and Robbie will share…
In this episode, host Kathleen Wessel welcomes George Valentine of Cox Prosight to the podcast. They discuss what it means to be a “smart hospital” and the steps hospitals can take to achieve this characterization. The description of “smart hospital” may feel out of reach for many organizations,…
In this episode, Kathleen Wessel is joined by Dr. Rich Parker, Chief Medical Officer for Arcadia, an AHA Associate. Kathleen speaks with Dr. Parker about his experience using data to impact various areas of health care, including population health, the workforce, the patient experience, and…
In this episode, Kathleen Wessel is joined by Adam Rousey, Chief Sales Officer of VISTA Staffing Solutions and Lou Vadlamani, Interventional Cardiologist, Founder and CMO of CardioSolution. VISTA and CardioSolution are Ingenovis Health companies. Adam and Lou’s teams are working with AHA Members to…
Kathleen Wessel is joined by Accenture’s Dr. Scott Cullen, Managing Director and Health Provider Lead, and Sally Hurt-Deitch, Executive Vice President, Nursing and Operations Infrastructure, for AHA Member Ascension. At Accenture, Dr. Cullen's team is examining how to balance short- and long-term…
Kathleen Wessel is joined by Lora Sparkman, Partner for Clinical Solutions, Patient Safety and Quality, at Relias, and John Harrington, VP of Solutions, at Relias to discuss how hospitals are able to find the balance between innovation and proven fundamentals to create a culture that sustains high…